Greenwich teens start hockey training business in driveway

Brittany Lyte

Updated 7:16 pm, Saturday, July 19, 2014

At center, Lucas St. Louis, 9, balances on a board while attempting stick handling skills with a ball as Mike Mozian, 16, of Greenwich, left, looks on during a hockey skills clinic taught by Mike and his brother Alex, 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Lucas St. Louis's father is Greenwich resident and New York Ranger, Martin St. Louis. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, at right, and other friends, also participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

At center, Lucas St. Louis, 9, balances on a board while attempting...

At left, Alex Mozian, 14, teaches a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. Alex and his brother, Mike, 16, started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

Greenwich brothers, Alex, left, and Mike Mozian, 14 and 16, during the hockey skills clinic they taught at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

At left, Derek D'Angelo, 9, of Greenwich, practices a back-hand hockey shot under the watchful eye of Alex Mozian, right, 14, also of Greenwich, who along with his brotehr, Mike 16, taught a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, also participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

As his brother Ryan St. Louis, 11, right, looks on, Lucas St. Louis, 9, at center, waits for the pass to line up a shot that he was able to get past goalie Cole Studwell, 9, left, for a goal during a game of street hockey put on by Greenwich brothers, Mike Mozian, 16, second from left, and his brother, Alex, 14, who taught a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The Mozian brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. The father of the St. Louis brothers is Greenwich resident and New York Ranger, Martin St. Louis. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and other friends, also participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

Greenwich brothers, Mike, top right, and Alex Mozian, top center, 16 and 14, teach a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

At right, Kyle Allen, 8, of Old Greenwich, on the break in a game of street hockey put on by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, who taught a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The Greenwich brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. At left playing goalie is Jake D'Angelo, 8.
Photo: Bob Luckey

At left, Alex Mozian, 14, of Greenwich, teaches a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. Alex and his brother, Mike, 16, started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, also participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

At center, Alex Mozian, 14, of Greenwich, teaches a hockey skills clinic at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. Alex and his brother, Mike, 16, started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

At right, Cole Studwell, 9, of Greenwich, takes part in the hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

The hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

The hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

The hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

The hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

The hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

The hockey skills clinic taught by Greenwich brothers, Mike and Alex Mozian, 16 and 14, at the home of Jenny Allen of Old Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, July 16, 2014. The brothers started their mobile hockey clinic with the help of their father, Joe Mozian, where they travel to people's homes and give them hockey lessons and training in the driveway. Jenny Allen's son, Kyle Allen, 8, and friends, participated in the 90 minute clinic in the driveway of the Allen home.
Photo: Bob Luckey

Money has been a little tight of late for the Mozian family. So Joe Mozian told his sons they wouldn't be attending expensive on-ice hockey camps this summer.

Mike Mozian, 16, and Alex Mozian, 14, are elite ice hockey players. Mike plays for the Greenwich High School varsity team and Alex plays for Westchester Express. The boys have 22 years of combined hockey experience, traveling to competitions across the Eastern Seaboard and Canada.

The boys could stomach a summer off the ice. But not a summer without hockey. So they started playing games and running drills in the street.

In mid-June, a neighbor driving by slowed at the sight of the boys hand passing in the road. She rolled the car window down: "How can I get my kids involved in that?"

Just like that, Driveway Hockey was born. It has become the brothers' substitute for hockey camp as well as their first business.

It works like this: The boys hire themselves out for hourlong hockey training sessions for children in their clients' driveways. They bring the sticks, nets, training equipment, NHL sticker books and more than two decades of combined expertise. Parents can watch or leave the house completely to get errands done.

"Anywhere we see a net in the driveway, we drop off a flier," said Mike Mozian.

The brothers charge $30 an hour for one child and $10 for each additional kid. So far they said they've raked in more than $600 from a dozen clients since they launched the business on June 23.

"They're role models," said Kristen Studwell, who hired the brothers last week to train her 9-year-old son, Cole. "You want your kids to be like them. Plus the one-on-one training and detail they provide is great."

The brothers seem to have found a niche. The closest ice rinks are in Stamford and can charge up to $150 for an hour for private practice, Joe Mozian said.

"They're in charge," said Joe Mozian, who is a partner in his kids' new business. "They shoot down my ideas all the time. I got yelled at by Alex because I bought something for the company without clearing it first. And I love that. I love that they're thinking that way. They're learning what it's like to be an entrepreneur."

Mike and Alex Mozian said they've learned a lot about running a business. Like how much preparation goes in to planning an effective training session. And how important it is to crunch numbers on a spreadsheet.

"We keep track of how much money we get and how much we spend and we decide how much we're going to put back into the business, like if we need to buy new balls in the future," Mike said. "And we figure out how much we need to use to pay off our debt and how much we get to keep."

But their favorite part of Driveway Hockey sharing the sport they love with others.

"We were born and raised in hockey and it's good to pass that on," Alex said.